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Daly and his accomplice had used the pensioner’s wheelchair to take the TV away and had even taken his bed sheet. The TV was not recovered. Daly had convictions for 139 previous offences, 98 of them for theft and similar offences but also burglary.

Richard Lunn, mitigating, said Daly took full responsibility, made admissions and had shown remorse.

He was released from prison only two weeks earlier but had nowhere to live, no benefits in place and was sleeping rough.

Judge Mark Bury said that Daly had previously burgled homes in Lincoln Court in 2011 and 2015 and had been jailed for spells of 42 months and 40 months. He had also targeted sheltered accommodation for burglary in 2009.

“You have deliberately targeted, if not the person, the premises,” said Judge Bury.

“You had only been out two weeks and here you are again, committing burglary at the same premises.

“The time has come when the public deserve – and residents of vulnerable premises like Lincoln Court deserve – a rest from you.”